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Cultivate Growth through Art and Farming at Orphanage in Dodoma

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The experience

We are a NGO focused on empowering orphans and widows, located in capital of Tanzania, Dodoma.

Our projects encompass pre and after school cares for orphans and widows entrepreneurship, farming in local schools and homes to enable the community to be more self-sufficient. We are looking for volunteer with a special focus on integrating art, craft, and agriculture to foster creativity to set the farm and decorate the children accomodations.

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Arts: Help with painting, graffiti, sculpting or drawing.

Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

What you get

2 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Discounts on Tours: Get discounts for tours and excursions around town.

Discounts on Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Beginner English

Between 18 and 80 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

You can check out our missions projects on https://www.tumaini-foundation.org/

We also provide discounted safari tours for the volunteer, all moneys are going back to the foundation.

Activities & Shift

Volunteers are expected to work 20-25 hours a week, Monday to Friday. We are very flexible, as long as you finish the tasks you are free to play with children or explore around the town!

Activities include:
1. Upkeep the community farm in orphanage, local schools and widows family
2. Decorate the schools and orphanage and build marketing materials
3. Collaborate with local widows on art and craft projects, creating items to be sold at community markets for fundraising purposes

Rules

1. No money or phones to the children, we aim to bless the children without creating dependency or beggary.
2. Please do not take any abusive photos
3. Please consume alcohol or smoke outside of the orphanage, we have a lot of children in the facilities!